trans issue in 4th, grinds pops out, blah blah blah

[JunkerXL]

my 5spd brighton is popping out of 4th and grinding when i try and hold it, its pretty awful. also there is a noticeable amount of clutch wobble and burning clutch death smell, even in neutral. :smt010 i knew it had issues and im prepared to fix them, but i was wondering if anyone had more insight to my issue. 5th gear seems to really thrash my clutch but it seems to like 3rd. help :smt022

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[JunkerXL]

bump? maybe? anyone?

[ouch1011]

Clutch chatter on these cars is usually damage to the trans snout. Pretty common since it is aluminum and it has a steel bearing that moves all over it.

Grinding and popping out of gear might be a linkage issue...but more than likely its any number of internal failures. Lots of things internal to the trans can cause this problem.

[JunkerXL]

lol figures :roll: . the steel on aluminum thing, i just got that, i was reading it in the read first section, but it never clicked. may be time for a transmission :smt010 :smt009 thanks for the info, if anyone else wants to chime in im still watching, but i have a feeling that your right


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[TGX4776]

6speed swap time! and while your at it how about a new engine?

[JunkerXL]

lol i think the engine is new, but i would be down for a trans swap, but i want to find a good price on one :p attn sellers! i need a 5 (or 6)spd trans! lol :smt005

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[TGX4776]

is it a Supercharged ej257 or an H6?

[JunkerXL]

its a supercharged vtek h6 turbo, with nos (stock ej22 possibly japanese)

[TGX4776]

lol good one. bummer on the EJ22 but hey if it works i guess neither of us have any complaints.

[JunkerXL]

phhh i :smt007 the 22. its pretty well bulletproof :smt023 i sold my sports cars b/c i have a lead foot. the 22 is my kinda motor. peppy but slow :smt112


:smt023 i have a ej25 laying around but i dont wanna do anything with it yet. it needs a headgasket job and i dont want to endevour on the swap this close to winter. i needs me some awd :smt076


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[Grafton]

tear into it and see if it's something you can get fixed for cheap, i had a similar problem and tore the transmission apart had a shop press the bearings on for me and put it back together

whats the worst that could happen, you need a new transmission?

[JunkerXL]

words of wisdom i say!